SAN DIEGO – 06 December 2022 – On November 22, 2022, a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft that’s on lease from GA-ASI to India’s Navy accomplished its 10,000th flight hour in help of India nationwide safety missions. The 10,000-flight hour mark has been achieved by two MQ-9As being operated by the Indian Navy throughout a interval of virtually precisely two years, with the maiden flight of MQ-9A happening on November 21, 2020.

“The Indian Armed Forces have been impressed by the MQ-9A’s over-the-horizon ISR support for surface units and Indian warships, as well as the exceptional endurance and operational availability of the platform,” stated GA-ASI CEO Linden Blue. “Our MQ-9As have helped the Indian Navy to cover over 14 million square miles of operating area.”

The MQ-9As are provided to India by GA-ASI as a part of a Company-Owned, Company-Operated (COCO) lease settlement. GA-ASI is the world’s main producer of RPA programs, radars, and electro-optic and associated mission programs options. MQ-9As are operated by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. GA-ASI’s newer MQ-9B variant has been acquired by the UK and on order for Belgium. The MQ-9B maritime surveillance configuration (SeaGuardian®) not too long ago began operations in support of the Japan Coast Guard.

About GA-ASI

General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a number one designer and producer of confirmed, dependable remotely piloted plane (RPA) programs, radars, and electro-optic and associated mission programs, together with the Predator® RPA collection and the Lynx® Multi-mode Radar. With greater than seven million flight hours, GA-ASI supplies long-endurance, mission-capable plane with built-in sensor and information hyperlink programs required to ship persistent flight that allows situational consciousness and speedy strike. The firm additionally produces quite a lot of floor management stations and sensor management/picture evaluation software program, provides pilot coaching and help providers, and develops meta-material antennas. For extra info, go to www.ga-asi.com

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